[French Rage]

So I've been unable to book a room online through Stanford's "travel partner" for the Rose Bowl and I sent them an email asking for assistance. But I just went to their site at about 3:15pm today to see if anything had changed and they've posted a noticed that the deadline to book a travel package has passed SO ... can anyone offer any guidance on picking a place to stay as well as a good way to get to/from the game??

I'm kind of pissed right now because the primary reason I was trying to book a pretty expensive room through Anthony's was for travel to/from the game. (Well, that and being surrounded by like-minded Stanford fans.....)

Right now I'm inclined to get a room near LAX because they're pretty cheap and readily available but from what I can tell, getting to the game will be a major pain from so far away.

thx.

A hotel near LAX gets you to/from the airport free due to shuttles, but the cab ride cost is very high.  That's what we did in 2013.  Cab was roughly $100 each way.  In 2014 we tried something different, getting a hotel near Union Station.  There is a cheap ($8) FlyAway shuttle every 30 minutes between Union Station and LAX.  And the Gold Line of the metro goes between Union Station and Pasadena, with extra shuttles for the Rose Bowl, and is a few bucks.  We liked that option so we're going to do it again.  Union Station isn't perhaps the most touristy spot of LA, so if you're looking to make it a whole big trip with lots of sights it's not the way to go.  But it gets the job done if you're looking for a cheap way to get around LA and especially to Pasadena.

[French Rage]

So I've been unable to book a room online through Stanford's "travel partner" for the Rose Bowl and I sent them an email asking for assistance. But I just went to their site at about 3:15pm today to see if anything had changed and they've posted a noticed that the deadline to book a travel package has passed SO ... can anyone offer any guidance on picking a place to stay as well as a good way to get to/from the game??

I'm kind of pissed right now because the primary reason I was trying to book a pretty expensive room through Anthony's was for travel to/from the game. (Well, that and being surrounded by like-minded Stanford fans.....)

Right now I'm inclined to get a room near LAX because they're pretty cheap and readily available but from what I can tell, getting to the game will be a major pain from so far away.

thx.

A hotel near LAX gets you to/from the airport free due to shuttles, but the cab ride cost is very high.  That's what we did in 2013.  Cab was roughly $100 each way.  In 2014 we tried something different, getting a hotel near Union Station.  There is a cheap ($8) FlyAway shuttle every 30 minutes between Union Station and LAX.  And the Gold Line of the metro goes between Union Station and Pasadena, with extra shuttles for the Rose Bowl, and is a few bucks.  We liked that option so we're going to do it again.  Union Station isn't perhaps the most touristy spot of LA, so if you're looking to make it a whole big trip with lots of sights it's not the way to go.  But it gets the job done if you're looking for a cheap way to get around LA and especially to Pasadena.